Are All Seats Safe?All car seats rated by NHTSA meet Federal Safety Standards & strict crash performance standards. While all rated seats are safe, they do differ in their ease of use in four basic catagories:

The tether is not labeled in the illustrations depicting acceptable modes of installation. Instructions for using LATCH may be difficult to find.

Evaluation of Instructions

No full picture exists of a properly restrained child next to sizing information in the owner's manual. The tether is not labeled in the illustrations depicting acceptable modes of installation. The warning that the safest place for children is the rear seat is contained in a bulleted list, is not illustrated, and is not separated from other warnings. The manual doesn't show how to remove LATCH and/or the tether from storage.

Securing the Child

Conversion to this mode from another mode requires multiple actions, but the actions are simple. Illustrations are not provided on the labels to assist with conversion to this mode from another mode. While disassembling for cleaning, mandatory pieces may become loose and could be misplaced.

Installation Features

LATCH attachments have buttons to depress for removal. The storage location for the LATCH belt is not obvious and may be overlooked. There is no dedicated storage location for the tether.